Academic English Language Present Simple Verbs
Learn about the present simple tense in academic English, focusing on daily routines and actions, verb spellings in the third person singular, affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Understand how to form sentences correctly and use the present simple for habits and permanent states.
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DAILY ROUTINES rea Acad mica: CONTADUR A Profesor(a): MA. E. GUADALUPE ISLAS L PEZ Periodo: ENERO-JUNIO 2017
DAILY ROUTINES Resumen El presente simple y acciones rutinarias son el primer tema de la unidad III que conforma el PAI (programa acad mico institucional) de la materia de Conversaciones Introductorias en Lengua Extranjera. Abstract The present simple and daily routines are the first topic in unit I in PAI (programa acad mico institucional) in the subject of Socializing. Keywords: verbo to be,unidad I, conversaciones, lengua extranjera, socializing.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Long form Short form I live Do I live? I don t live I don t live You live You do not live Do you live? You don t live He lives He does not live Does he live? He doesn t live She lives She does not live Does she live? She doesn t live It lives It does not live Does it live? It doesn t live We live We do not live Do we live? We don t live You live You do not live Do you live? You don t live They live They do not live Do they live? They don t live
Affirmative We form the present simple with the subject (noun or personal pronoun) and the verb. We usually add an s to the third person singular in the affirmative. Negative We form the third person singular in the negative with does not/doesn t + main verb. We form all other persons in the negative with do not/don t + main verb. Interrogative. We use do + subject + verb in all persons except for the third person singular We use does + subject + verb in the third person singular. Do you like Science? Does he like Geography?
PRESENT SIMPLE : SPELLING 3rd. PERSON SINGULAR AFFIRMATIVE
Most verbs take s in the third person singular. I eat he eats Verbs ending in ss, -sh, -ch, -x or -o take es. I miss he misses, I finish he finishes Verbs ending in a consonant + y drop the y and take ies. I study he studies Verbs ending in a vowel + y take s. I play he plays
We use the present simple for: Daily routines, repeated, actions or habits. I get up at 7 am every day. Permanent states. She works in a bank
PRESENT SIMPLE : PRONUNCIATION (THIRD PERSON SINGULAR)
-S OR ES ENDING IS PRONUNCED: /s/ with verbs ending in /f/, /k/, /p/, or /t/ sounds. he eats. /iz/ with verbs ending in /s/, / /, /dz/ or /z/ sounds. he catches. /z/ with verbs ending in all other sounds. he swims.
TIME EXPRESSIONS USED WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE
every hour/ day/ week/ month/summer/ year/ etc, usually, always, every morning, / evening / afternoon/night, in the morning/afternoon etc.
In short answers we only use yes or no, the subject pronoun ( I, you, he, etc.) and the auxiliary verb do/don t or does/doesn t. we do not repeat the main verb. .
No, I don t/we don t Yes, I do/we do. Do you like tennis? Yes, he/she/it does. No, he/she/it doesn t Does he/she/it like tennis? Yes, they do No, they don t Do they like tennis?
Write the questions for the following information: 1. _______________________________? My name's Lucy. How old are you? 2. ______________________________? I'm 28 years old. Where are you from? Where do you live? 3. ______________________________? I'm from Glasgow. What s your name? 4. _____________________________? I live in Stirling.
5. _____________________________? I'm a French teacher. What s your e- mail addreess? 6. _____________________________? I work near Stirling, in a High School. What s your telephone number? What s your job? 7. _____________________________? 16 In Main street number 23. Where do you work? 8. _____________________________? It's lucy.jackson@yahoo.co.uk What s your address? 9. _____________________________? It's 689 455 89 26
10. _____________________________? No, I'm single. What s your profession? 11. _____________________________? I like sports and music. What are your hobbies? 12. _____________________________? I am fine thank you. How are you? 13. _____________________________? I am an engineering student. Are you married?
Put the verbs in the brackets into the present simple. 1. I play (play) tennis at the weekends. 2. She ________________ (go) to bed quite early every night. 3. Gary _________________ (like) swimming. 4. My mum ________________ (wash) the dishes after every meal. 5. I _________ (watch) TV in evenings. 6. Harry ______________ (study) music with a great pianist. 7. Grandma Rose _______________ (read)stories to her grandchildren. 8. They ________________ (have) eggs in the morning.
Put the adverb of frequency in the correct place, as in the example. 1. I drink milk in the morning. (always) I always drink milk in the morning 2. Adam goes to bed late at night. (never) ___________________________________________ 3. I watch TV. (sometimes) ___________________________________________ 4. You can see birds in the garden. (rarely) __________________________________________ 5. Lou eats in a restaurant. (hardly ever)
Referencias Evans, V. y Dooley, J. (2003). Upstream. Beginner. Express Publishing.
